Psalms 8:9

8:9 O Lord, our Lord, ¹ 

how magnificent ²  is your reputation ³  throughout the earth! ⁴ 

Psalms 9:2

9:2 I will be happy and rejoice in you!

I will sing praises to you, O sovereign One! ⁵ 

Psalms 22:22

22:22 I will declare your name to my countrymen! ⁶ 

In the middle of the assembly I will praise you!

Psalms 25:11

25:11 For the sake of your reputation, ⁷  O Lord,

forgive my sin, because it is great. ⁸ 

Psalms 74:7

74:7 They set your sanctuary on fire;

they desecrate your dwelling place by knocking it to the ground. ⁹ 

Psalms 74:21

74:21 Do not let the afflicted be turned back in shame!

Let the oppressed and poor praise your name! ¹⁰ 

Psalms 83:16

83:16 Cover ¹¹  their faces with shame,

so they might seek ¹²  you, ¹³  O Lord.

Psalms 86:12

86:12 O Lord, my God, I will give you thanks with my whole heart!

I will honor your name continually! ¹⁴ 

Psalms 135:13

135:13 O Lord, your name endures, ¹⁵ 

your reputation, O Lord, lasts. ¹⁶ 

Psalms 143:11

143:11 O Lord, for the sake of your reputation, ¹⁷  revive me! ¹⁸ 

Because of your justice, rescue me from trouble! ¹⁹ 

Psalms 145:2

145:2 Every day I will praise you!

I will praise your name continually! ²⁰ 

[8:9]  ¹ tn The plural form of the title emphasizes the Lord’s absolute sovereignty.

[8:9]  ² tn Or “awesome, majestic.”

[8:9]  ³ tn Heb “name,” which here stands metonymically for God’s reputation.

[8:9]  ⁴ sn Using the poetic device of inclusio, the psalmist ends the psalm the way he began it. The concluding refrain is identical to v. 1.

[9:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “[to] your name, O Most High.” God’s “name” refers metonymically to his divine characteristics as suggested by his name, in this case “Most High.” This divine title (עֶלְיוֹן, ’elyo/) pictures God as the exalted ruler of the universe who vindicates the innocent and judges the wicked. See especially Ps 47:2.

[22:22]  ⁹ tn Or “brothers,” but here the term does not carry a literal familial sense. It refers to the psalmist’s fellow members of the Israelite covenant community (see v. 23).

[25:11]  ¹³ tn Heb “name.” By forgiving the sinful psalmist, the Lord’s reputation as a merciful God will be enhanced.

[25:11]  ¹⁴ sn Forgive my sin, because it is great. The psalmist readily admits his desperate need for forgiveness.

[74:7]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “to the ground they desecrate the dwelling place of your name.”

[74:21]  ²¹ sn Let the oppressed and poor praise your name! The statement is metonymic. The point is this: May the oppressed be delivered from their enemies! Then they will have ample reason to praise God’s name.

[83:16]  ²⁵ tn Heb “fill.”

[83:16]  ²⁶ tn After the preceding imperative, the prefixed verbal form with prefixed vav (ו) indicates purpose or result (“then they will seek”).

[83:16]  ²⁷ tn Heb “your name,” which stands here for God’s person.

[86:12]  ²⁹ tn Or “forever.”

[135:13]  ³³ tn Or “is forever.”

[135:13]  ³⁴ tn Heb “O Lord, your remembrance [is] for a generation and a generation.” See Ps 102:12.

[143:11]  ³⁷ tn Heb “name,” which here stands metonymically for God’s reputation.

[143:11]  ³⁸ tn The imperfect verbal forms in vv. 11-12a are understood as expressing the psalmist’s desire. Note the petitionary tone of vv. 7-10a.

[143:11]  ³⁹ tn Heb “by your justice bring out my life from trouble.”

[145:2]  ⁴¹ tn Or, hyperbolically, “forever.”